topline

American  

[top-lahyn] / ˈtɒpˈlaɪn /

adjective

1. so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like.

   a topline actress; topline news.

2. of the highest reputation, importance, etc..

   a topline business firm.

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Other Word Forms

• topliner noun

Etymology

Origin of topline

First recorded in 1925–30; top ¹ + line ¹

Example Sentences

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and French vaccine maker Valneva reported positive topline results from their phase three study of a vaccine candidate for Lyme disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The actor will topline the next film from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, according to Deadline.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

All of this is easy to miss in the topline data coming out of the agency given that regional offices are still closing cases, largely in line with recent years.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

The company also raised its revenue forecast for the next fiscal year, which begins in June, by $4 billion, and now sees an overall topline tally of nearly $90 billion.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Sarepta Therapeutics rose 6.4% after the biotech said it would report three-year topline data from its phase three study evaluating its gene therapy elevidys, a potential treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026